Table 3. Organizational Partners for NDeRC
Name
Characteristics
Description of Activities
Number of fellows and teachers
Name of fellow and teacher teams
Subject area and grade level fellow and teacher teams are teaching
Bremen High School
urban; 21% free/reduced lunch; ISTEP Gr 10: 77%
Eng; 76% Math
Engaged high school students in an observational astronomy project
1 Fellow
1 Teacher
Joseph Ribaudo Michael McNeely
Astronomy (11-12)
Clay High School
urban; 48% free/reduced lunch; ISTEP Gr 10: 47% Eng; 49% Math
Engaged students in a laboratory activity (BioEYES) to study embryonic development and genetics
2 Fellows 1Teacher
James Whitcomb
Jill Dzurisin
Mark Ballentine
Biology (9)
Holy Cross Grade School
urban; N/A; Gr 8: 90% Eng; 92% Math
Engaged students in a laboratory activity (BioEYES) to study embryonic development and genetics
1 Fellow
1 Teacher
James Whitcomb Joyce Simko
Science (7-8)
Kennedy Primary Academy
urban; 33% free/reduced lunch; ISTEP Gr 4: 65% Eng; 60% Math
Engaged students in a laboratory activity to study imaging devices: magnifying glass, microscope and scanning electron microscope
1 Fellow
1 Teacher
Brighid Corcoran
Ruth Craft
Science (K-4)
Riley High School
urban; 52% free/reduced lunch; ISTEP Gr 10: 47% Eng; 49% Math
Engaged students in designing and building robots during an after school club
1 Fellow
1 Teacher
Ryan Connaughton
Matt Modlin
Robotics (9-12)
Riverside
Intermediate
urban; 44% free/reduced lunch; ISTEP Gr 4: 78% Eng; 79% Math
Engaged students in scanning electron microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, embryonic development and genetics during an after school club
3 Fellows
1 Teacher
James Whitcomb Brighid Corcoran Annette Raigoza
Sue Turpin
Science (5-6)
St. Joseph High School
urban; N/A; Gr: 10: 93% Eng; 93% Math
Engaged students in a laboratory activity (BioEYES) to study embryonic development and genetics
2 Fellows 1Teachers
James Whitcomb Jill Dzurisin
Jann Brunner
Biology (9)
Trinity School at Greenlawn
urban; N/A; N/A
Engaged students in designing and building robots during the summer
1 Fellow
1 Teacher
Ryan Connaughton
Kenneth Andert
Research (11)


Table 3b. Demographics of participating schools
Name
Hispanic
African
American
Other
White
Economically
disadvantaged
(free/reduced lunch)
Limited English
proficiency
Bremen High School
14%
0%
0%
86%
21%
N/A
Clay High School
4%
33%
5%
58%
48%
5 limited/721 non-limit
Holy Cross Grade School
2%
14%
0%
84%
N/A
N/A
Kennedy Primary Center
9%
17%
14%
60%
33%
9 limited/248 non-limit
Riley High School
11%
28%
4%
57%
52%
16 limited/710 non-limit
Riverside Intermediate
15%
0%
5%
80%
44%
66 limited/478 non-limit
St. Joseph High School
2%
3%
3%
92%
N/A
727 non-limit
Trinity School at Greenlawn
1%
1%
3%
95%
N/A
249 non-limit


Table 4. Other Collaborators
Collaborator
Contribution
Contribution statement
Bethel College School of Education